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Northern Lights Dazzle Across South West England Skies Tonight
BBC
January 19, 2026•3 days ago

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The Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, were visible across parts of south-west England. This celestial phenomenon occurred due to a solar eruption, specifically a coronal mass ejection from the Sun on Sunday. The Met Office predicted the aurora's visibility, noting its potential to extend further south than usual, resulting in the dazzling display.
Parts of south-west England have been treated to a dazzling display of the Northern Lights.
The lights, or Aurora Borealis, are the result of solar eruptions sending particles towards Earth and the subsequent interaction of those particles with the Earth's atmosphere.
A coronal mass ejection (CME), a large eruption of charged matter from the Sun, left the Sun on Sunday, the Met Office said.
It said the CME was likely "to bring aurora across Scotland, Northern Ireland, northern England, and potentially further south".
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